An engaging for the story ‘Aliens love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman. The unit includes worksheets, games, display materials, craft activities and sequencing activities. Includes: DISPLAY: Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border- two colourful themed borders to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards- words on spaceships relating to the story Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area Underpant colours- coloured underpants each with the colour name on Alien posters- a set of colourful posters showing different aliens LITERACY: A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Underpants alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful underpants Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the aliens are saying Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story MATHS: Alien number line- a number line to 50 on colourful aliens Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the underpants plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate Size ordering worksheets- order the underpants and aliens by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the number of aliens and the underpants on the washing line GAMES: Matching pairs- match the underpants with the same patterns Build an alien- roll a die and collect a part of your alien- how many aliens can you make? Washing line game- find the missing number underpants to hang on your washing line Dominoes- a number dominoes game to make and play ARTS AND CRAFTS: Design some underpants- draw a pattern on the underpants Split pin aliens- cut and assemble some aliens Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the underpants and trace over the dotted lines on the aliens Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet aliens Spaceship design- design a new spaceship for the aliens Face masks- colour and decorate the alien face masks Play dough mats- make the correct number of underpants for the washing line or make the patterns on the underpants Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets STORY TELLING: Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story Face masks- a set of coloured alien face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

FOOTBALL RESOURCES- EYFS A fun resource pack with a football theme. Great to use during the football tournament and designed for younger children The pack includes: A colourful picture bingo game to make and play Colour by numbers worksheets Colouring pictures Count and clip cards Cut and stick worksheet for learning about the flags Cut and stick initial sound worksheets Design a football kit and trophy Colourful display pictures Collect the footballs game- roll the dice and add or take away 1 football each time 1:1 cut and stick worksheets Football player finger puppets to make Find the letters worksheets An alphabet line on footballs A rhyming football boots game A mini football book to assemble for each child for them to read and colour Jigsaws An I-spy game to make and play Various football themed games- picture dominoes, matching pairs, roll and colour dice game, spin and colour initial sounds Playdough mats Size order worksheets Repeating patterns worksheets and activity cards Templates for colouring and collage work Trace the paths pencil control worksheets and tracing pictures Sorting cards and threading cards

A bumper pack to help you create a stimulating and exciting art and design area in your classroom The pack has been used in the Early Years and throughout key stage 1 and 2. The pack includes: Colour paint tins for the everyday colours plus the more unusual colours such as beige, navy, cream, turquoise etc, Colour ‘splats’ to make a number line up to 50, ‘Challenge’ cards featuring a wizard with challenges such as ‘make a hat’, ‘make a car’ and a blank challenge sheet for you to write your own challenges for your class, Topic words for display and labelling (small and larger) with words such as scissors, paint, crayons, stapler etc, Paint mixing pallets to show which colours can be mixed together to make new colours, Art words such as ‘symmetry’, ‘sketch’, ‘bright’, ‘spiral’ etc Posters to motivate the children such as ‘can you paint with your fingers, string etc’, ‘can you paint your favourite part of a story?’ etc The resource will be sent to you on CD in pdf format. A great time saving pack for the busy teacher!

The pack includes: Large display titles: '2D shapes', '3D shapes', 'Shape' A colourful display border for you to print as many times as you need for all your shape displays A net of a cube and a cuboid to make Question cards to encourage the children to think about the properties of shapes and the shapes around them 2 Versions of a shape bingo game- one with simple shapes and the other including shapes with more than 4 sides Shape clue cards with simple clues describing a 2D or 3D shape A shape fan to make for the children to use- you can include the shapes you need for the ability of the children you are teaching- these would be great to use with the clue cards Shape names showing the shape and name below Large rainbow shapes with the name on them A shape snap game- this can also be played as a matching pairs game Word cards to describe shapes- these are great added to a display Photos of different shaped objects in the environment Small shapes cards which can be hung in the outside area for the children to search and find

A bumper pack full of posters, signs, flashcards, pictures and writing opportunities to set up a role play area of a Police Station The pack includes: · A large colourful display banner · Large A4 size letters of 'Police Station' - a great alternative for the role play area · Large policeman and policewoman picture · Large colour pictures of different things used by the police such as hats, whistle, handcuffs · Topic word and picture cards · A checked border which can be used on display and the police station notice boards · A clock to make to display in the police station · A number line to 50 on police helmets · An alphabet line on police traffic cones- great to use in your outside area · A plain police traffic cone- great for use in the outside area-laminate and attach to a block for the children to place where it is needed · Police warning tape- laminate this and make into strips for the children to place around crime scenes · Signs for your police station including 'Interview room', 'cells', 'store cupboard' etc. · Dial 999 poster to display in your police station · Police badges to make · Police hats to make Writing resources: · An A4 incident book to make with cover and pages- this is in both colour and black and white · A small incident book for the police officers to carry around with them · An A4 prisoner book to make with cover and pages- this is in both colour and black and white · Crime reporting forms · Police identity cards · Various wanted posters to draw and write on · Five different writing pages-these can be used in the role play area and also for topic work · Emergency message sheets · Finger print forms · Note and message pages · A speeding ticket- great to use in the outdoor play area with the vehicles The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes.

Percy the Park Keeper- One Snowy Night A great educational resource for the story ‘One Snowy Night’ ready to print and use for displays, to make story sacks, retelling stories etc. The pack includes: Colour pictures of Percy and the animals in the story Black and white pictures of Percy and the animals- great for colouring and art activities Percy’s hut picture in the snow and without snow Snowy trees to add to adisplay to make a great snowy scene A number line to 50 on cute robins Alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom- each piece has a picture of one of the animals in the story and the lower case letter Winter clothing flashcards- great for discussion about clothes to wear when it is colder Word flash cards with words relating to the story- each card is decorated with a picture of Percy in the snow Question cards with questions about the story- great to add to a display A long display banner with the title and pictures of Percy and the animals A snowy board game to make and play A dice game to collect the pieces of each animal A worksheet to draw the scene from the window Photographs of snowy scenes- a great addition to any display Winter words- Words of snowflakes about winter A collection of rhymes and songs about winter Number rhyme about snowflakes with rhyme cards, face masks and props for singing the rhyme Snowflake alphabet jigsaws- find the two halves of the snowflakes with upper and lower case letters A collection of playdough mats linked to the story Dress Percy for winter- choose the appropriate clothes for Percy to wear in the snowy weather Colouring pictures of Percy and the animals and the snowy hut Stick puppets of Percy and the animals- great for retelling the story and for making up new stories Face masks in colour and black and white of Percy and the animals A colourful bingo game for the story ‘One Snowy Night’ An A4 word mat with pictures and words relating to the story ‘Welcome to Percy’s hut’ large banner- great to use as part of a role play area of Percy’s hut A game of snap to make and play Animals footprints in the snow- great to add to a display and for discussion Two different word searches with words and pictures relating to the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by, the authors or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.

The pack includes: Display banner- a long colourful banner for your displays Display border Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the animals in the story Title poster- a colourful A4 poster Story words Park photos Character pictures Large leaves- coloured leaves to add to your displays Animal fact cards- fact cards about the different animals in the story Animal footprints- flash cards showing the different footprints of the animals in the story- great for discussion, identifying footprints found and recreating the prints in the sand tray Acorn alphabet- an alphabet line on acorns Autumn leaves alphabet Large Autumn themed letters- a complete alphabet with both lower and upper case letters Favourite part of the story worksheet- draw and write about your favourite part Wordsearch- find the hidden Percy words Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of the characters Favourite story and animal worksheet- draw or write about your favourite part of the story and your favourite animal Matching worksheet- match the animal pictures to their names Describing worksheet- think of some words to describe the animals Acorn number line- a number line from 0-50 Animals number line- a number line from 0-50 on the different animals in the story Addition worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to add the numbers on the acorns Subtraction worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to subtract the numbers on the acorns Counting worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to count the animals Missing number worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets tofill in the missing numbers on the animals Songs and rhymes- a collection of themed songs and rhymes to learn Face masks- black and white face masks to make of Percy and the animals Colouring sheets- a collection of colouring sheets Large characters- large pictures of Percy and the animals- great for collage and art work Large leaves- black and white outlines of some different leave Percy's tools- black and white pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses 'Welcome to Percy's Hut' sign- a long banner Character flashcards Face masks- colour face masks of Percy and the animals Percy's hut- a coloured and black and white picture of Percy's hut Percy's tools- coloured pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses Board game- a Percy themed board game to make and play Matching pairs- find the matching pairs or use the cards for a game of 'snap' Bingo- a picture bingo game Picture dominoes Pictures of Percy and the animals in the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by, the authors or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.

Jesus’ Christmas Party This pack has been produced to accompany the story of ‘Jesus’ Christmas Party’ by Nicholas Allan- a lovely story about the birth of Jesus. The pack includes: 1. A long colourful display banner 2. Question cards with questions about the story 3. Word cards- great for a display or to add to the writing area 4. Face masks in colour and black and white of the different characters in the story 5. Colour pictures to sequence to use when retelling the story 6. A sequencing worksheet 7. Puppets to make of the characters in the story- these are in colour and black and white 8. Design a crown for one of the Kings 9. Design a gift that you would give to baby Jesus 10. Make a 3D angel- this is provided in colour and black and white 11. Writing worksheets with pictures and lines below to write about the story 12. Writing pages with black and white borders to photocopy and add to the writing area 13. An alphabet line on angels 14. A number line to 50 on stars 15. A collection of activity play dough mats to make extra parts of the picture 16. A bingo game with pictures of the characters in ‘Jesus’ Christmas Party’ 17. A colourful matching pairs game to make and play 18. A dice game to roll one or two dice and colour the angel with the correct number 19. An A4 word mat- great to use when writing about the story 20. A collection of colouring pictures 21. A 3D nativity scene to make- this is provided in colour and black and white 22. Word and picture flash cards 23. A worksheet to draw the different characters in the stable 24. A worksheet to cut and stick the characters on the stable scene according to the initial letters 25. A board game to make and play- ‘Follow that star’ follow the path of stars to see which wise man reaches the stable first Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a Fire Station. The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again. The resources would also be great for parents or child-minders to create their own role play area at home and for nurseries and playgroups. The pack includes: Large letters to display in your role play area of 'Fire Station' (these are not shown in the photo) A large banner saying 'Fire Station' Word and picture cards with words relating to fire stations such as helmet, fire engine, ladder etc Large A4 size pictures of objects relating to the fire service-great for display in your role play area or when learning about 'People who help us' Lots of different forms to encourage writing in the role play area such as incident forms, equipment forms, forms for taking emergency phone call messages etc Signs to display in your 'fire station' such as reception, fire exit, signs showing where to replace equipment etc. Fire fighters' badges in different sizes to make Fire fighters' identity cards to make Posters to display in your role play area and also great for discussion such as 'don't play with matches', the number to call in an emergency etc An A4 sign to laminate where the children or adult can write the names of the 'fire fighters' that day A large fire engine to print out (this prints on 2 A4 pieces of paper and needs to be joined together) The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes

The pack includes: Display banner- A long banner for a display with pictures Colour characters- Colour pictures of the characters in the story- great for displays Stick puppets- Smaller characters to make into puppets for retelling the story Characters- Black and white characters to use for art work Rhyme cards- Nursery rhyme cards of the different rhymes mentioned or pictured in the book- great to make into a rhyme book for your classroom Number line- A number line to 50 on Christmas decorated envelopes Character name posters- A4 posters of each character in the story with the characters’ name Story words- Decorated word cards with words linked to the story Lettering- Large display lettering of ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’ decorated with holly leaves Bingo game- A colour bingo game with the characters in the story Sleigh game- Collect the matching parcels for your Santa sleigh Face masks- Colour and black and white face masks of the characters in the story Maths worksheet- Cut out and order the numbered letters- a version with numbers 1-5 and a version with numbers 1-10 Display border- Various colourful borders to print out to edge your displays- some of these could also be used for other Christmas displays Story sack tag- A decorated tag to add to your story sack Design worksheet- Design some postage stamps for the different characters in the story Christmas cards- Various Christmas cards to colour and make Christmas lists- Various decorated sheets for the children to write their lists to Santa A4 word mat- A word mat with pictures and words relating to the story Matching worksheet- Match the character name to the correct picture- 2 versions Word searches- Two different word searches with words and pictures from the story Speech bubble worksheets- Three worksheets to fill in the speech bubbles Game outlines- Three different outlines for the children to design their own Christmas board game Jigsaw outline- An outline of a jigsaw for the children to draw their own picture and cut out the pieces Word wall- A Christmas word wall with the first 100 High Frequency Words on bricks and a Humpty Dumpty to sit on the wall Gingerbread Boy game- Match the Gingerbread Boy pairs Story worksheet- Draw and write about your favourite part of the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publisher of the story or any related stories or products.

A great resource pack for the story 'The Twits' Included in the pack: A colourful display banner A book information poster Flash cards of the characters in the story Question cards about the story- great to add to your display A quiz about the books with lots of questions and decorated answer sheets A wordsearch with words relating to The Twits A decorated book review worksheet for The Twits Large coloured pictures the characters in The Twits An Acrostic poem Various character worksheets Multiple question worksheets to use throughout the reading of the book Write an alternative ending to the story Write letters to Mr and Mrs Twit A senses worksheet to write about what they can see, smell etc in the Twits' house Write diary entries from some of the characters throughout the book Newspaper report worksheet to write about the missing Twits Various event worksheets to use throughout the story such as about The Shrinks, the four sticky little boys, The Muggle-Wump Monkeys etc Sequencing worksheets Plus more!

The pack includes: Story Power point- a power point presentation of the sequencing pictures for children to retell the story Interactive Power point- a power point about the story with questions Display banners Display border A4 Book information poster Sequencing pictures Picture flash cards Large alphabet- large alphabet letters in lower and upper case each night sky pictures and a flying owl Large owl pictures Constellation posters A4 word card Number line- an owl number line to 50 Alphabet line- an alphabet line on bright stars Speech bubble worksheets Writing sheets Story word cards Writing worksheets Story sack tags Question cards Owl writing sheets Counting cards Colouring pictures Owl masks Owl finger puppets Make a moving owl- cut out the owl pieces and attach using split pins Word searches A collection of worksheets- these could be made into a workbook using the book cover or used individually: · Favourite part of the story · Write a book review · Speech bubble worksheet · Write about what you are afraid of · Who said what- draw each character next to the speech bubbles · Two question worksheets · Cut and sequence the story · Write sentences about the different pictures Nocturnal animals A photo pack of different nocturnal animals Masks in colour and black and white of nocturnal animals A Powerpoint about nocturnal animals A wordsearch Light and Dark A colourful banner Question cards about day and night and light and dark A Powerpoint about light and dark Word cards A themed bingo game A wordsearch Photos of different sources of light Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publisher of the story or any related stories or products.

The pack includes: A Garden Centre sign A 'Welcome' poster A decorated clock to make with moveable clock hands Open and closed signs Opening times posters A 'Pay here' poster Display words with photos and words of different gardening tools and equipment Large grass themed lettering spelling 'Garden Centre' Colourful number flowers A set of colour posters with flowers in pots of different colours and the colour names- these also look great in your gardening area Price labels to add to the price signs Phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on leaves Posters to show step by step how to plant a seed Posters advertising sheds and greenhouses for sale to display in the Garden Centre Vegetable seeds packets Flower seed packets Flower bulb packets A colourful garden gnome alphabet line A 'Grow your own vegetables' poster Banners to display in different areas of your Garden Centre- 'Vegetable Seeds', 'Flower Seeds', 'Gardening Tools' and 'Plants' Hats to make for the Garden Centre staff to wear Large photo pictures of different garden tools and equipment A poster to advertise Gift vouchers Gift vouchers A Sunflower number line Book labels- 'Order Book', 'Messages' and 'Stock Book' Posters for a Children's Gardening Club Writing resources: A blank poster for children to write special offers, messages etc Blank 'Special Offer' posters A Garden Design sheet with space to write a shopping list of things they need for their garden A Gift Voucher card with space to write a message A Garden Centre loyalty card Badges to write their names on Make a seed packet and write the growing instructions on the back Decorated note paper Decorated telephone messages pages A Garden Centre order form A decorated shopping list Blank price signs to write the prices of different items in the Garden Centre The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes.

Light and Dark Also contains resources for ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ and ‘Nocturnal animals’. The pack includes: 1.A long colourful display banner for ‘Light and Dark’ 2.A long display banner for ‘Night and Day’ 3.A bingo game to find the light sources for your board the first 4.Picture and word flashcards 5.An A4 word card 6.Topic words on light bulbs 7.Colour photos of different light sources 8.A PowerPoint about light and dark and different sources of light 9.Pictures to sort of different man-made and natural sources of light 10. Photos of different reflections 11. Photos of the dark showing different lights and the moon and stars 12. Photos of the day showing different things we often see in the day such as rainbows and white clouds 13. Large lettering from A-Z in both lower and upper case with mini light bulbs on each letter- great to create a large alphabet line or to create any display titles 14. Shadow puppet templates 15. Animal sorting pictures and backgrounds to sort the animals into those that come out in the day and at night 16. Play dough mats- a collection of mats to use in the play dough area with a light theme 17. A board game to make and play- children need to decide when they land on a picture if it is an activity which happens during the day, night or both- a great game for discussion 18. Word searches 19. Various writing sheets with borders 20. Various worksheets- sort the pictures into light and dark, write about different pictures, draw the light sources etc The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark 1.A long display banner 2.Various worksheets about the characters and the story 3.Writing worksheets with borders 4.Story words- decorated cards to print with words relating to the story 5.A story sack tag 6.Large lettering from A-Z in both lower and upper case with moons, stars and flying owls on each letter 7.Speech bubble worksheets- write what the owls are saying to each other and what the characters in the story are saying 8.An alphabet line on owls 9.A number line to 50 on stars 10. Colouring pictures of owls and the characters in the story 11. Sequencing pictures- coloured and black and white pictures to sequence 12. Owl puppets to make- these are provided in colour and black and white 13. Owl masks in colour and black and white 14. A night time bingo game relating to the ideas in the story 15. Flashcards of the different night time activities Nocturnal animals 1.Colourful posters of different nocturnal animals 2.Colour photos of nocturnal

A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘Each Peach Pear Plum'. The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border- a colourful display border or branches and leaves to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards- words on leaves relating to the story Character flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the characters in the story and their names Large leaves, fruit and trees- use these to create extra display borders, displays etc Character posters- A4 sized posters of each character and their name LITERACY A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Leaves alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on leaves Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Character letters- write a letter from each of the characters in the story ‘I Spy’ initial sounds display- create a colourful display with A4 card with ‘I spy something beginning with…’ and a collection of A-Z pictures to hide behind leaves on the display for the children to spot the object Nursery rhyme posters- coloured posters with some of the rhymes from the story Nursery rhyme sequencing- cut up the sentences from the nursery rhymes and order Rhyming word worksheet MATHS Tree number line- a number line to 50 on colourful fruit trees Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10 Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the number of fruit and leaves Number book- make your own number book for numbers from 1-10 by drawing the correct number of objects on each page GAMES Picture bingo- collect the characters and props for your bingo board I spy game- spin the letter spinner and be the first to spot a picture starting with that sound Rhyming pairs- find the matching rhyming pairs ART & CRAFT Picture jigsaws Tracing sheets Stick puppets I spy mini book- draw objects starting with the correct initial sound on each page Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks Play dough mats Matching worksheet Colouring sheets STORY TELLING Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story Face masks Stick puppets Large character and prop pictures to match Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

A bumper pack of resources for George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl including: Display banner- a long colourful banner to print for your display Display borders- two different borders- one with different bottles and the other showing the different character A George’s Marvellous Medicine quiz- 30 questions for the quiz master to choose from with answers and a quiz recording sheet Word searches- 2 different word searches with words about the story Question cards- decorated question cards to use on your display Large ingredient pictures- large colourful bottles labelled with all of the ingredients George used for his marvellous medicine Character posters- a colour picture of each character and their name Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story A4 word card- with words relating to the story and the character names- great to use when writing about the story Various decorated worksheets including: Book review- write a book review about ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine Letter writing- write a letter to the farmers from Mr Kranky telling them all about the marvellous medicine Newspaper articles- various outlines for reporting about the giant animals on the farm Character profiles Design a poster- design some colourful posters to advertise the marvellous medicine to farmers Character writing- various sheets to write about each of the main characters Question worksheets Writing sheets- various decorated sheets with borders to photocopy and use for writing activities Grandma’s view- draw and write about Grandma’s view from the roof of the house Marvellous medicine- write about a different effect of the medicine New story ending- Think of a different ending to the story of George’s Marvellous Medicine Instruction writing- write instructions for making the marvellous medicine Medicine effects- Draw the chickens after the medicine experiments Label the jar- Design an exciting label for the bottle of marvellous medicine What were George’s thought- draw and write the different things George wanted to do to Grandma Mixing pot chant- write your own chant to say when the mixture is stirred Describing worksheet- describe what happened to Grandma after she was given the medicine Shopping list- write a shopping list for ingredients for the medicine George’s life- Write two diary entries by George- one when Grandma lived with hem and the other when Grandma had disappeared My marvellous medicine- write about your own marvellous medicine and what is in it and what it does Character facts- write three facts about each character Order the statements- cut and order the different parts of the story Write your own story- make up your own marvellous medicine story

A great story pack to accompany the story ‘The Enormous Turnip’. The pack includes worksheets, games, craft activities and display materials. Great to use with your Harvest theme and during the Autumn / Fall term Includes: Large colourful characters and story props- these would be great on a display or are good when laminated and velcro added to the back for the children to use on a flannel board Small characters and story props- these are great for table top play and also great when laminated and stored with the story book or included in a story sack Story word cards- these are useful to add to a display or to include in a writing area A coloured A4 story word card- great for the children to use when writing about the story Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour or collage Colour face masks of the different characters- great for role play and retelling the story Black and white face masks of the characters in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story A game based on ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story- collect the different vegetables to plant in your vegetable garden A colourful matching pairs game with pictures from the story Finger puppets to colour and make- great for retelling the story and including in your story sack Black and white pictures to sequence of the story Various worksheets about ‘The Enormous Turnip’ Question cards to encourage the children to think about the story and what happened in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner Display border Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story Animal labels- a set of word cards with the animal names and the sounds and movements they make in the book Large pictures Colour butterflies Word and picture cards- flashcards showing the minibeasts and the name LITERACY Alphabet- an alphabet line on different minibeasts Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Acrostic poems- decorated sheets to write acrostic poems about the different minibeasts A4 word card- a picture and word card to use when writing about the minibeasts Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets My favourite minibeast- draw and write worksheet Word search- 2 different decorated word searches about minibeasts Describing worksheets- think of some words to describe the different minibeasts Worksheets- match the minibeast to the name, write the initial letter sounds NUMERACY Number line- a number line to 100 on different minibeasts Counting book- draw the correct number of minibeasts on each page Counting cards- count the minibeasts Count the spot- count the number of spots on each ladybird and then order the cards Number rhyme packs- rhymes about minibeasts which include rhyme card, face masks and singing props Odd/ Even number line- a number line to 20 on butterflies and caterpillars Order size minibeasts UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD Mini beast sorting- sort different mini beast pictures by number of legs, wings etc Fact cards Colour photos Power Point- a power point with simple facts about different minibeasts Minibeast clues- read the minibeast clues and match to the correct picture GAMES Build a caterpillar- Collect the coloured pieces you need for your caterpillar Picture bingo Colour bingo- collect the different coloured butterflies for your board Matching pairs Dice game- roll the die and colour the numbered minibeast- a game to play with friends or an independent activity ACTIVITIES Stick puppets Face masks Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Split pin minibeasts Cut and stick scene- choose some minibeasts to make your own garden scene Decorate the minibeasts Play dough mats- a collection of activity mats to use with play dough Jigsaws- cut out the pieces and reassemble to make the minibeast Tracing picture Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner Display border Word cards- words on boats relating to the story Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area Title page Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures and a large boat to print out and use on a display LITERACY A4 word card Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Word searches Questions for Mr Gumpy- a worksheet for the children to think of some questions to ask Mr Gumpy Rules worksheet- write some rules for the children and animals to follow on keeping safe in the boat Favourite part of the story Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets CVC words- unscramble the letters to spell the CVC words to match the pictures NUMERACY Boat number line- a number line to 50 on boats Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the boats plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate Counting worksheets- count the number of animals - three differentiated worksheets with numbers from 1-3, numbers to 5 and numbers to 10 Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20 Addition and subtraction worksheets- various worksheets to add or subtract the numbers on the cottages plus blank worksheets to allow you to differentiate Number book- draw the correct number of animals in the boats on each page Ordinal number animal- an ordinal number line up to 10 GAMES Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap Fill the boat- collect the different characters needed to fill your boat Sound lotto- a Power point game- listen to the different animal sounds and cover the pictures on your lotto board Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story ACTIVITIES Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters Make a boat- make an origami boat from paper Mr Gumpy’s house- draw Mr Gumpy’s house by the river Tea worksheet- make a list of food needed for the tea and draw the food on the plate Floating and sinking- carry out an experiment to see which items will float and which will sink in the water Guess the animals- cards to use on displays or for discussion with clues about the different animals Boat design

A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border- a colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards- words on shopping baskets relating to the story Word and picture flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the animals and foods in the story and the words Shopping and animal posters- A4 posters with each animal and food on with the name LITERACY A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Shopping alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on the different foods in the shopping basket Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Writing worksheet- write about the different animals in the story Shopping list worksheet- label the different items in the shopping basket Favourite part of the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story MATHS Basket number line- a number line to 50 on shopping baskets Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10 Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the number of items in each shopping basket Number worksheet- draw the correct number of foods GAMES Picture bingo- collect the characters and foods for your bingo board Matching pairs- find the picture matching pairs Number dominoes- a colourful domino game to make and play Shopping game- collect the different foods needed for your shopping basket by spinning the spinner ART & CRAFT Picture jigsaws- cut out and reassemble the jigsaws of the different characters Tracing sheets Stick puppets Face masks Play dough mats- make the correct number of items in each shopping basket Matching worksheet- match each character to the correct food Colouring Make a 3D basket- cut out and make a shopping basket Drawing worksheet STORY TELLING Sequence pictures Face masks Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story Large character and food pictures to match Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or product